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...while the ceremony was a disappointment, the BAFTA awards themselves could teach the Oscars a thing or two about the big, wide world of film. As the American Academy slowly, begrudgingly learns to accept the fact that other countries make great movies too, the British Academy has fully embraced the idea that all cinema is world cinema and that some of the best films are made in places where English is the foreign language. So France's La Vie En Rose and The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, Germany's The Lives of Others, and The Kite Runner, with most...
...know the pundits, and I know what they say: The math doesn't work out... Well, I didn't major in math, I majored in miracles. And I still believe in those, too." Unfortunately, miracles are not yet an approved nomination vehicle. (This might change should, for instance, Huckabee accept the consolation prize of party chair...
...voted for the resolution authorizing war, arguing that Saddam Hussein must “disarm or be disarmed”. Subsequently, when public support of the war started diminishing, Clinton’s perspective changed accordingly—a change politicized further by her refusal to honestly accept her vote as a mistake. In its place, she shirked blame, arguing that President Bush implemented Operation Iraqi Freedom poorly. She has also criticized the May 2007 troop surge, offensively proclaiming that if Iraqis are “not going to stand up and take responsibility, we should not lose another American...
...Alexander, El Dorado, Kans.I'm excited about it. When it first came out, I wasn't a big fan. As a racecar driver and somebody who loves cars, and cool cars, you want something that's sleek and aerodynamic and cool looking. It took a lot for me to accept it. Now, the teams have really spent time looking at this car and the characteristics of it. We've really gotten the cars driving better. I think you're going to see the 50th anniversary Daytona 500 be one spectacular race...
...foreigner who lives in the country for more than seven years, and wants the tax man to keep his hands off their non-British assets. Anyone unwilling to stump up that fee will have to pay taxes like everyone else. While the superrich may grit their teeth and accept the $60,000 bill as a minor irritation, it's expected that a significant number of Britain's nondoms won't pay it, and will thus be forced to join the general tax pool. Or they'll leave...